⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+1Q121-23
+1Q223-23
-1Q323-24
0Q423-23
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 1 point better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their eighteen
Key battles
13Free throws made33
13Offensive rebounds6
17Points off turnovers10
23Assists15
📊The numbers
| BOS | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
